Why employers are reaching out to help employees struggling with opioid addiction
For the past three years, roughly 6,000 employees across the U.S. for Grand Rapids-based furniture manufacturer Steelcase Inc. have had free access to an online health portal to treat addiction.
Steelcase, Herman Miller report strong quarters as customers seek talent solutions
Steelcase Inc. and Herman Miller Inc. each recorded strong sales results for their most recent quarters.
Office interiors dealer Custer Inc. acquires Indiana company
GRAND RAPIDS — Workplace interiors dealer Custer Inc. has acquired Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Productive Business Interiors.
Multi-state developer purchases former Amstore headquarters
GRAND RAPIDS — An affiliate of Bloomfield Hills-based Kojaian Management Corp. has purchased the 925,000-square-foot former headquarters of Amstore Corp.
New office furniture products fit spaces to workers’ needs, movements
Despite slowing national economic growth, U.S. demand for office space continues to rise above forecasts.
MT Contract resurrects familiar products at NeoCon debut
SHELBY — When Grand Haven-based JSJ Corp. decided last year to get out of the contract furniture business, Silver Street Inc. saw an opportunity to bolster its product offerings.
Labor shortage creates order delays, slower growth for Steelcase
GRAND RAPIDS — The tight labor market that many CEOs across the nation worry about these days cut into Steelcase Inc.’s quarterly sales growth.
Steelcase, Herman Miller eye continued growth in 2019
West Michigan-based contract furniture makers Steelcase Inc. and Herman Miller Inc. expect to maintain sales momentum going into 2019.
Crystal Ball 2019 Manufacturing Outlook: Headwinds, talent challenges tamp down forecast for manufacturing sector
Whether the West Michigan manufacturing industry continues on an ongoing growth trend in 2019 or veers into a contraction remains uncertain. Economist Paul Isely, associate dean for undergraduate programs in the Seidman College of Business at Grand Valley State University, uses automotive, furniture, agriculture, and “amazingly nowadays” aerospace manufacturing to find the pulse of where the region’s economy is headed in the coming months and years.
Steelcase posts higher earnings for third quarter
Steelcase Inc. posted strong, double-digit gains in sales and earnings for its most recent quarter.